Weather-strip.



Np. 649,|50. Patentedy May 8, i900.

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(Application led Feb. 14, 1900.)

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SPEGIFICATGN forming peri; of Letters :Patent N 649,159, dated May 8, 1960I Application filed February M, 1906. 4Serial No. 5,142. (No modell) To ft/Z 117mm it rit/ity concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE WINTER, a eiizen of the United States, residing at Buffalo, in tile county of Erie-and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in lVeaiiier--Strips; and do here by declare the following to lie a fulllear, and exact description of the invention,snoh as will enable others skilled in the art to which it ap pertains to make and use the saine, reference being 'tradito the aocouipanyingdrawings, and to igures of reference marked thereon, which form a part ot' this specification.

My invention relates to improvements 'in that oli-iss of u-'eatlierstrips which are applied to the under side or" doors and which are automatically raised or lowered as the door is opened or closed.

The object of my invention is to so arrange and combine the operative paris that the weather-strip is not lowered into protective position until the door is completely closed and is raised out of protective position the instant the door starts to open.

To these ends myinvention consists of a certain arrangement and combination ot parts, all of which will be fully hereinafter described and claimed.

In the drawings, Figure l is a fragmentary perspective View of the door and its jamb, showing the application of my improved Weather-strip. Fig. il shows my improved weather-strip and its operati ve part-s as they appear when the door is open. Fig. 3 showsthe strip and its operative parte as they appear when the door is closedl Fig. 4 is a de-l tached detail of the outer angular lever, and Fig. 5 is a detached detail ci the inuorangular lever.

Referring to the drawings, l is the casing, containing the weather-strip and its operative parts. It is preferably secured in a recess in the under side of the door 2 and extends entirely across the same.

3 is a horizontallynoting metal bar located in the upper part ofthe casing l. lts narrow innerend 4 is screwtlireaded, adapting it vfor the adjust-able reception ofthe screw-threaded tliiinble or kiioli, which projects out through the casing l. A pin i) is located near the oui-or end of bar 3, and near the inner ond oi 'vertical lugs 12 and 13, upon which are located the pins 14 and l5.

il@ is an angular leveeA which iscentrally A pivoted upon tire pin i7 on the casing l. The lever 'i6 ie provided with the two outer slots 1S and lil, the slot 1S being adapted for tire loose receptionof the pin or the bar and the slot if) being similarly adapted for the loose reception of the pin le on the lower 1oar 9. `20 is anotherangularlever, the outerend of its upper arni 21 being pi voted upon the pin 22. A,On the easingl this lever 2O has the cenn tral slot andthe out-er slot 2i, the central slot 23 being adapted for tlie loose reception of the pin 8 on the 'oar 3 and the outer slot beingsiinilarly adapted for the loose reeeption of the pin l5 on the lower bar 9. A spring 25 has one of its ends secured to the horizon-tally-acting liari, its other end boing secured to the Wall of the casing l:

The horizontally and vertically acting bars 3 and 9 and their attached parts just described in detail operate as follows: 27 is an elongated slot in the bar 3 into which the pin 22 enters, which permits the bar 3 to lie dat against the casing l and at the Sametime to 'have suiiicient horizontal play for operating the lower bar 9.

When the door is closed, the jamb 2G forces in the knob 5 on the oar 3, which throws the bar horizontally toward the outer end of the casing l. This causes the lower slotted ends of the two angular levers 16 and 20 to be swung downwardly upon their pivots 17 and 22 and in directions toward each other, which gives to the lower bar 9 a vertical throw, causing the attached weather-strip to project downbelow the door, as shown in Fig. The instant the door is opened the spring 25 throws the bar 3 back .to itsfo'rmer position, as shown in Fig. 2,

causing the angular levers 16 and 20 to be swung back in opposite directions on their pivots and lifting the rod 9 vertically in the casing, 1 which carries the weather-strip l0 up horizontallyacting Springhill',

the weathenstrip to accommodate it to dier` ent spaces between the door and threshold.l

l. An automatic weather-strip for the under eide ot doors consisting essentially of a a verticallyacting bar carrying the weathewstrip, an an'- gular lever centrally pivoted to the casing and having end slots loosely engaging pins on the horizontally and vertically acting'bars, an angular lever pivoterl at the outer end of one of its arms to the oai-ling and having a central and an outer slot loosely engaging pins on the horizontally and vertically acting bars, and the horizontally-acting oar having n. protrnd in g knob adapted for impact against It will be seen that.

the jamb oi the floor all conihinedland operating substantially as and for the purpose stated.

2. An automatic Weather-strip for the under side of doorsconsisting essentially of a horizontally-acting springbar, a verticallyacting bar carrying the weather-strip, an angular lever centrally pivoted to the casing and having end slots loosely engaging pins on the horizontally and vertically acting bars, an angular lever pivoted at the outer endfof one of its arms to the central and an outer slot loosely engaging pins on the horizontally and vertically acting bars, and the horizontally/meting bar having a protruding adjustable knob adapted for impact against bined and operating substantially as and for the purpose stated.

In testimony whereof I have signed my naine to this specification in the presence el two subscribing witnesses. i

GEORGE WINTER.

. l/Vitnesses':

MAX FELLON, NV; "l2 MILLER.

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